Poultry trap-nest.



No. 864,598. PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907. W. P. BAYNBS. POULTRY TRAP NEST. APPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. 2, 1906.

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WALTER l. BAYNES, OF SALEM, INDIANA.

POULTRY TRAP-NEST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed November 2,1906. Serial No. 341,759.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it hnown that I, WALTER I. BAYNES, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Washington and State oi Indiana, have invented certain new and usel`ul Improvements in Poultry Trap- Nests, oi which the liollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to poultry culture, and especially to individual hen nests adapted to be adjusted ior a general hen nest or a trap nest.

The object ol this invention is to provide in a poultry nest, an entrance and exit door oi such novel and peculiar construction that it may be used either as a general nest or as an individual or trap-nest, and when the door is set i'or a trap it may be thrown by a hen entering the nest.

A. still iurther object of the invention is to provide in a hen nest, a door, part oi which is adjusted to either swing with the other part or to be held fixed during the swinging oi said other part.

A still l'urther object is to provide novel and peculiar means lor hanging and controlling the swinging and sliding movements ol the door parts.

In the accompanying drawings forming part oi this application: Figure l. is a perspective view of the iront end ol' a hen-nest showing the door set as a trap. 2 is a iront view showing the door closed ior a trap nest. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the door parts coupled. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line Fig. 2, showing the trap-door raised. Fig. 5 is a similar view partly broken away showing trap-door' set. Fig. (3 is an enlarged section on the line y-J Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View oi the keepers. Fig. 8 is a side elevation ol part oi the nest showing a niodilied means ior operating the door.

The same reference numerals denote the saine parts throughout the several views ol the drawings.

The hen house, box or nest l, may be oi." any desirable shape or capacity, and ol' such material as may be lound most convenient. The lront has a door-way 2,. and Iloor 3, having a deep iront panel 4 reaching to the floor and lioiming the door sill. One oi the lower corners ol the door-way is provided with keepers 5, forniing a groove 5U' in and from the door sill upwardly in one side ol the door-way or jamb to hold one part oi the door trom swinging.

The door consists oi two parts, one part is pivoted or hinged by eyes 7 to a rod 8, which is secured at each end to the sides oi the box or nest, or in the door jambs 9, and said rod is pivotally connected over the door part (i to a bar 1.0, by one oi' `more eyes 1l, so that the door part 6 may be slid between the keepers 5, to hold it against swinging. The other door part comprises two or more slats 12, or other suitable open work attached to the bar 1.0, so as to swing with it on the rod 8, inde pendent of the door part G, thus i'oiniing an individual or trap nest. 1n this position the door part 12, is i'ree Fig.

to swing inwardly, but its outward swing is controlled by the bar striking the door part 6. The door part 1.2, has one or more pins 13, projecting therefrom to engage holes 14, in the edge oi the door part (i, for purpose of coupling the door parts together when the door part (i, is slid toward the door part 12. With the door parts thus coupled they are free to swing together with the swinging of the bar 10, and adapts the nest or box ior a common or general hen house.

The movement oi the rod S, and hence the swinging oi the door parts and their position to vary the doorway opening is effected by means oi a lever l5, pivoted to the bai' 1.0, at l0, eccentrically to the pivot or hinge connections between the rod 8, and the door parts. The lever works through and in connection with a staple 16, or other suitable or equivalent device and is provided with lront notches 17, adapted to engage the staple lor holding the door in various positions to partly open and close it, and a notch 18, is l'ormed. in the back edge oi the lever which engages the staple to hold the door raised to its i'ull height.

While I have shown the lever upon the inner side oi the dooi' jam, it may he hung upon the outside oi the nest as shown by the modification in Fig. S, in which the nest side 1.9, has an arc or semi-circular slot 20,

through which a projection 21., from the bar 22 extends, and the lever 23 is pivotally hung Iroin said projection.

It is obvious that when the lever l5, is set to iix `the door as a trap, said lever is dislodged and the door part 12, dropped by reason oi a hen coming in contact with said door part in entering the nest.

It will be seen that the door parts may be coupled and uncoupled expeditiously, that both parts may be made to swing together, that one part may be held iinmovable while the other part is free to swing, and that by simply moving the adjusting level' the swinging position may be varied as desired.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to any particular means for holding the sliding part of the door, or to any special means ior holding the swinging part of the door in various position with or without said sliding door part, as these devices may be varied mechanically in the practical application oi the inven tion without departing l'rom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I cl aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent s:-

l. A poultry nest door comprising` :i trap portion hung to swing, and a portion hung to slide to and from the trap portion and adapted to be coupled with `the trap portion to swing with it, means for couplingthe door portions, and a rod upon which the door-portions are hung. 2 lhe combination, with a poultry house, oi a two part vertically swinging," door one part thereof adapted to be swung independent of the other part, :i i'od having both of the door parts pivot-:illy connected therewith and upon which one ol said door parts is slidable, and means for holding one oi said parts against swinging.

3. The combination, with a poultry house having a door way, of a two-part swinging door one part comprising a trap to swing independent of the other part, the other part adapted to be slid horizontally into one position to partly close the door-way and into another position to be swung with the said trap part to open the door Way, a har having the trap part attached and the otheil part slidably connected thereto, a rod to which said parts and the har are Divoted7 and means for connecting the door parts :1nd means for holding,l the slidable door part.

l. The combination, with a poultry house, of n door comprising; two parts adapted to be joined for swinging together and to he separated for only one part thereof to swing, a swinging bar attached to one of the door-parts, and :t rod to which the bar is pivoted and having the other door-part pivotally and slidably hung therefrom.

The combination, with a poultry house. of a door comprising,l two parts adapted to be joined for swingingtogether and to be separated for only one part thereof to swing, a bar to which one of the door parts is secured, a rod pivotaliy hanging the door parts and having said har pivoted thereto, and means to hold the bar in adjusted position to vary the position of the swinging,l door.

G. In a two-part door for trap-nests, the combination, with a har carrying one part of the door. and a rod pivotally suspending the har and the other part of the door, of a lever pivoted to the bar eccentric to the said rod for swinging the har. :1nd a suitable catch to hold the lever in various positions,

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

' WALTER I. BAYNES.

Witnesses Trios. A. SMITH, JERRY .T;\.\IisoN. 

